Dec 26, 2023 | Advice, Equine Health, Hoof Care
PUNCTURE WOUNDS OF THE EQUINE FOOT, from THE ESSENTIAL HOOF BOOK, by Susan Kauffmann and Christina Cline When it comes to puncture wounds of the hoof, some are obvious and easy to find, with the horse suddenly coming up lame and an examination of the foot turning up...
May 1, 2021 | Equine Health, Hoof Care, Management
BY SUSAN KAUFFMANN Abscesses, though usually not serious, can be incredibly painful for the horse and scary for the owner, who may have no idea why their horse has suddenly gone dead lame. Once they have determined that the problem is an abscess, many horse owners...
Apr 30, 2021 | Hoof Care, Management
Text Courtesy of The Essential Hoof Book More and more horse owners are choosing to maintain their horses without shoes these days. Some are attracted by the fact that it is less expensive, others are comforted knowing they will never lose another shoe, and some feel...
Apr 30, 2021 | Equine Health, Hoof Care, Management
Excerpt from The Essential Hoof Book A critically important component of hoof health for horses of any age is diet. In fact, diet is so often at the root of a horse’s hoof problems that it should be one of the very first avenues of inquiry with any horse that has...
Apr 30, 2021 | Equine Health, Hoof Care
The Tragedy of Rampant Hoof Problems Click link below to listen to The Best Horse Practices Podcast, Episode 23: Susan Kauffmann Listen to Episode 23 Susan Kauffmann is the co-author with Christina Cline of The Essential Hoof Book: The Complete Modern Guide to Horse...